United Kingdom - Red meat drives UK food export growth

Total meat exports were up 38.3% in 2008, driven primarily by a 43.9% increase in exports of lamb to £263.0m and a 69.3% rise in exports of beef to £212.7m. British pork also enjoyed a resurgence in 2008, with exports climbing by 52.6% to a value of £134.6m. Key to this growth was a jump of 52.6% in pork exports to Germany, which is now the UK’s number one market, worth £48.8m. Sausage exports also continued to grow, up 19.5% to £13.8m.